TORONTO BLUE JAYS Spring Training Game Notes Blue Jays Baseball Media Twitter: @BlueJaysBM Toronto Blue Jays vs. Detroit Tigers February 26, 2020 - Dunedin, FL First Pitch: 1:07 p.m. Game #6, Home #3 (1-1-0), Toronto Blue Jays (3-1-1) vs. Detroit Tigers (3-1-1) PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS: (All Times Eastern) Today’s Home Probable Starters: 1:07 pm...RHP Trent Thornton vs. LHP Daniel Norris...SN590 Thursday, February 276 vs. Minnesota Twins, 1:07 pm...LHP Hyun Jin Ryu vs. TBA...SN590 Spring Training 2020: Who’s In the Pen: Spring Training Roster The 2020 Spring Training season is Toronto’s 44th in Dunedin... Today’s probable pitchers available out of the bullpen are: The Blue Jays have trained in Dunedin since their inaugural 1977 RHP Sam Gaviglio, LHP Thomas Pannone, RHP Justin Miller, Pitchers: season...Of the 30 MLB clubs, only three teams have been in RHPJacob Waguespack, RHP Hector Perez, RHP Bryan #22..........Chase Anderson their current Spring Training city longer than Toronto (DET, PHI, Baker, RHP Ryan Dull, LHP Travis Bergen, RHP Sean Reid- #50.........Phillippe Aumont* PIT), and Toronto is the only team to have played in the same Foley, LHP Kirby Snead, LHP Jake Fishman and RHP Mike #81................Bryan Baker stadium for all of their home Spring Training games. * Ellenbest. #52...............Anthony Bass The 2020 schedule includes 34 spring contests in Florida, Roster Breakdown: #79.............Travis Bergen* consisting of 16 home games, including a game vs. the Canada Toronto currently has 65 players at Major League camp #56................Ryan Borucki Jr. team (March 12), and 16 away games...The final two Spring (25-NR) and are carrying 36 pitchers (12-NR), six catchers #36.......................A.J. Cole Training games will be played against the Yankees in Montreal (4-NR), 14 infielders (7-NR) and nine outfielders (2-NR). #41..................Rafael Dolis from March 23-24. Power Surge: #38......................Ryan Dull Toronto has four split-squad dates, occuring on February 25 After not hitting a home run through the first three games of #63.................. Wilmer Font (vs. NYY/at PHI), March 9 (vs. TB/at PIT), March 12 (vs. CAN Jr./ Spring Training, the offense totaled five home runs across two #43................Sam Gaviglio at PIT) and March 15 (vs. NYY/at DET). games on February 25...Santiago Espinal hit the first home run in the newly renovated TD Ballpark, which was the second #51......................Ken Giles On Your Dial: contest at the new park...Rowdy Tellez, Billy McKinney, Kevin #69..............Thomas Hatch All Blue Jays Spring Training games will be broadcast on either Smith and Reggie Pruitt all recorded a long ball in Clearwater... #47.................Anthony Kay BlueJays.com or SN590, excluding split-squad away games. The one-day output surged the Blue Jays from last in the #65................Elvis Luciano TV Time: majors to tied for 3rd in the Grapefruit League. #67..... Julian Merryweather 16 Spring Training games are scheduled to be televised or Rowdy Tellez currently leads the Grapefruit League and is #60................. Justin Miller* simulcasted on Sportsnet or SNET1...Toronto’s next televised tied for first in baseball with six RBI during his three games #48............... Bryan Moran* game is Friday, February 28 at DET (SNET). played...Three of his six RBI came via the long ball yesterday, #66............. Patrick Murphy which was part of a four-RBI performance. Last Time Out: #45.........Thomas Pannone The first split-squad action of Spring Training came yesterday as Sit Down, Be Humble: #71.............. Nate Pearson* the Blue Jays played the Yankees and Phillies...Pitching was the The Blue Jays pitching staff currently leads the majors in #64................ Hector Perez story at home as the staff struck out 17 batters including the first strikeouts with 50 K’s through the team’s first five games...The #58..............Jake Petricka* Blue Jays staff recorded almost half of their strikeouts across six of seven batters of the game, by RHP Nate Pearson and RHP #54..........Sean Reid-Foley Julian Merryweather...Six of seven Toronto pitchers punched out two games, with 17 strikeouts against the Yankees and seven #14............... Tanner Roark at least two batters during the game, but the offense fell short in a punch outs at the Phillies. #68............Jordan Romano 4-1 loss...On the road, the offense surged, scoring three or more RHP Phillippe Aumont currently leads the team and is tied #99..................Hyu-Jin Ryu runs in three seperate innings...The long ball made the difference for second in strikeouts among the entire league with five...10 as the Blue Jays had four home runs from four different players, different Blue Jays have at least two strikeouts in one inning of #20.......Marc Rzepczynski* and seven players drove in runs during the 13-6 win. work to start Spring Training. #34...........Matt Shoemaker #83................ Kirby Snead* Today’s Starter: Recent Transactions:. RHP Trent Thornton opened up the Spring Training season on #57..............Trent Thornton Feb 24: LHP Marc Rzepczynski signed a Minor League contract and invited to #73........................ Ty Tice* the road for the Blue Jays, going 2.0 innings with no hits or runs Spring Training. allowed against the New York Yankees last Saturday...Thornton Feb 11: RHP Jake Petricka signed a Minor League contract and invited to #62.....Jacob Waguespack faced seven batters in the contest and allowed one walk as the Spring Training. #1.......... Shun Yamaguchi Blue Jays went on to win the game 2-1. Feb. 8: Designated 2B Breyvic Valera for assignment and signed free agent #35................... T.J. Zeuch RHP Rafael Dolis. Catchers: 2020 SPRING TRAINING SCHEDULE All times are ET. Teams, Dates and Times subject to change. #76............... Riley Adams* DATE LOCATION VERSUS TIME Radio/TV W/L Score Record Win Loss Save #70..........Patrick Cantwell* 2/22/20 Tampa @NYY 1:05 PM SN590 W 2-1 1-0 Cole Tropeano Petricka #9................Danny Jansen 2/23/20 Fort Myers @MIN 1:05 PM SN590 T 5-5 1-0-1 #7................Caleb Joseph* 2/24/20 Dunedin ATL 1:07 PM bluejays.com W 4-3 2-0-1 Giles Anderson Baker #85............. Alejandro Kirk* 2/25/20 Clearwater @PHI (SS) 1:05 PM W 13-6 3-0-1 Anderson Arrieta #10............ Reese McGuire 2/25/20 Dunedin NYY (SS) 1:07 PM bluejays.com L 1-4 3-1-1 Kriske Aumont Alvarez 2/26/20 Dunedin DET 1:07 PM bluejays.com Infielders: 2/27/20 Dunedin MIN 1:07 PM bluejays.com #11................... Bo Bichette 2/28/20 Lakeland @DET 1:05 PM bluejays.com #8.................. Cavan Biggio 2/29/20 Dunedin PHI 1:07 PM SN590 #75................. Andy Burns* 3/1/20 Bradenton @PIT 1:05 PM SN590 #3................Brandon Drury 3/2/20 Dunedin PIT 1:07 PM bluejays.com #72..........Santiago Espinal 3/4/20 Port Charlotte @TB 1:05 PM bluejays.com 3/5/20 Clearwater @PHI 1:05 PM bluejays.com #27.....Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 3/6/20 Dunedin PIT 1:07 PM bluejays.com #46..........Patrick Kivlehan* 3/7/20 Fort Myers @BOS 1:05 PM SN590 #84................Nash Knight* 3/8/20 Dunedin PHI 1:07 PM SN590 #2......................Joe Panik* 3/9/20 Bradenton @PIT (SS) 1:05 PM #6................... Travis Shaw 3/9/20 Dunedin TB (SS) 1:07 PM bluejays.com #78................ Kevin Smith* 3/10/20 Tampa @NYY 1:05 PM bluejays.com #44................Rowdy Tellez 3/11/20 Dunedin BAL 1:07 PM bluejays.com #80.......... Logan Warmoth* 3/12/20 Bradenton @PIT 1:05 PM 3/12/20 Dunedin CAN Jr. 1.07 PM bluejays.com Outfielders: 3/13/20 Sarasota @BAL 1:05 PM bluejays.com #30............. Anthony Alford 3/14/20 Dunedin TB 1:07 PM SN590/Sportsnet #49............Jonathan Davis 3/15/20 Lakeland @DET (SS) 1:05 PM #23................ Derek Fisher 3/15/20 Dunedin NYY (SS) 1:07 PM SN590 #15............Randal Grichuk 3/17/20 Clearwater @PHI 1:05 PM bluejays.com #13........ Lourdes Gurriel Jr. 3/18/20 Fort Myers BOS 1:07 PM bluejays.com #37......Teoscar Hernandez 3/19/20 Port Charlotte @TB 1:05 PM bluejays.com #28..............Billy McKinney 3/20/20 Dunedin PHI 6:07 PM bluejays.com 3/21/20 Dunedin DET 1:07 PM SN590/Sportsnet #77..............Josh Palacios* 3/22/20 Venice @ATL 1:05 PM #82.................Forrest Wall* 3/23/20 MONTREAL 7:07 PM 7:07 PM SN590/Sportsnet * Non-Roster Invitee 3/24/20 MONTREAL 7:07 PM 7:07 PM SN590/Sportsnet Toronto Blue Jays 2020 Spring Training Hitting Stats Player Team AVG G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO SB CS OBP SLG OPS PA SAC SF HBP GIDP Adams, R TOR 0.000 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 4 0 0 0 0 Alford, A TOR 0.125 4 8 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 0 0.125 0.125 0.250 8 0 0 0 0 Bichette, B TOR 0.125 3 8 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.125 0.125 0.250 8 0 0 0 0 Biggio, C TOR 0.333 3 6 2 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0.429 0.500 0.929 7 0 0 0 0 Burns, A TOR 0.333 4 6 1 2 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0.429 0.500 0.929 7 0 0 1 0 Cantwell, P TOR 1.000 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 2 0 0 0 0 Clemens, K TOR 0.500 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.500 0.500 1.000 2 0 0 0 0 Conine, G TOR 0.500 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.500 0.500 1.000 2 0 0 0 0 De Los Santos, L TOR 0.000 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 2 0 0 0 0 Drury, B TOR 0.000 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 4 0 0 0 1 Espinal, S TOR 0.750 2 4 2 3 7 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0.750 1.750 2.500 4 0 0 0 0 Fisher, D TOR 0.286 3 7 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.286 0.429 0.714 7 0 0 0 0 Grichuk, R TOR 0.200 3 5 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0.429 0.400 0.829 7 0 0 0 0 Guerrero Jr., V TOR 0.333 3 6 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0.429 0.333 0.762 7 0 0 0 0 Guerrero, G